Health

WATCH: South Dakota governor gives coronavirus update

By Justin Stabley

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is holding a news conference to give an update on the state's efforts to fight the novel coronavirus.

WATCH: New York governor says antibody survey shows wide exposure to virus

By Associated Press

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo held a news conference on the state’s response to the novel coronavirus April 23.

Elizabeth Warren’s oldest brother dies of coronavirus

By Associated Press

The oldest brother of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Donald Reed Herring, has died from the coronavirus. The Boston Globe reported that Reed died in Norman, Oklahoma, about three weeks after testing positive for the virus. He was 86.

Nursing homes plead for more coronavirus tests

By Bernard Condon, Matt Sedensky, Jim Mustian, Associated Press

After two months and more than 10,000 deaths that have made the nation’s nursing homes some of the most terrifying places to be during the coronavirus crisis, most of them still don’t have access to enough tests.

WATCH: NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio gives coronavirus update

By Associated Press

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio held a news conference April 23 to give an update on the city’s efforts to fight the novel coronavirus.

WATCH: Small businesses testify about COVID-19 response, recovery

By Courtney Vinopal

Small business owners testify before the House of Representatives April 24 about the government’s response and recovery efforts to COVID-19.

WATCH: DHS official discusses ongoing research on virus and sunlight at White House briefing

By Deb Reichmann, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

President Trump invited a senior Department of Homeland Security official to detail ongoing research his agency is conducting on the impact warm temperatures and sunlight might have on killing the virus.

WATCH: Congress delivers nearly $500 billion more in virus aid

By Andrew Taylor, Alan Fram, Associated Press

Congress has delivered a nearly $500 billion infusion of coronavirus spending, almost unanimously rushing new relief to employers and hospitals buckling under the strain of a pandemic that has claimed almost 50,000 American lives and one in six U.S. jobs.

26 million have sought unemployment benefits since virus hit

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

More than 4.4 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week as job cuts escalated across an economy that remains all but shut down, the government said Thursday.

Virus warnings urge safety over tradition during Ramadan

By Kathy Gannon, Angela Charlton, Associated Press

he coronavirus pandemic is cutting off the world's 1.8 billion Muslims from their cherished Ramadan traditions as health officials battle to ward off new infections during Islam's holiest month, haunted by multiple outbreaks traced to previous religious gatherings.